Gainesville, TXOctober 28, 2026
LBR Hangem and Kenny Platt claimed the championship for the second time in a row with a 226, by a massive five-point margin, taking home $77,955.
Cheyanne McCartney roped a 2.7-second final to win the $50,000 Calgary Stampede breakaway, banking $69,500 and the projected No. 1 world spot.
Thiccthirty climbed from third to win the Old West Pre-Futurity Breakaway Finals on a short-round-best 230.09 with Cheyanne McCartney.
From the sales ring straight to the winner's circle, Solo Select Racing has surged from an unknown newcomer two years ago to a premier market force. While the sales figures provided a strong commercial foundation, the organization measures its primary success by track performance.
GAINESVILLE, Texas - The same day the LBR Hangem Syndicate was announced, all available shares were been spoken for. LBR Hangem & Kenny Platt | Solo Select, Photo Parties interested in a 2027 breeding are encouraged to get on the list now: 2027 Waitlist Link "The response has been incredible and truly speaks to what this horse means to our industry," said Melanie Smith of Solo Select. "People are excited to be part of a stallion of this caliber, and rightfully so. LBR Hangem represents a...
BREAKING–June 18, 2026 — Today marks a new era in the cutting horse breeding industry. Owners Solo Select, Carpenter Farms, and Don Ham have officially announced the syndication of LBR Hangem. As the hottest horse in the sport right now, LBR Hangem is the exact outcross the industry has been waiting for—and with a fully committed team behind him and only 50 shares available, this opportunity will not last long.
WOODWARD, Oklahoma — The Darkk Smoke, a 2025 colt by The Darkk Side out of $200,000 producer Select Genes’ mare Chars Gun, sold for $64,000 to top the 46th Annual Cudd Quarter Horses Production & Consignment Sale, making The Darkk Side the only stallion to produce back-to-back high sellers from the same cross at the Cudd Sale.
When Relentless Empire sold for $900,000 last night in Heber City, she didn't just top the sale, she headlined a $1,250,000 day for Select Genes' mares.
HEBER CITY, Utah — Fendiii, a 4-year-old mare owned by Zito Equine and Cracklin J, became the only head horse to reach the finals of both open heading classes at the Old West Rope Horse Futurity, going up against horses up to two years older.
The 46th Annual Cudd Quarter Horses Production & Consignment Sale grossed an impressive $1.2 million last Saturday, showcasing a very strong market. Solo Select was proud to serve as the agent for an exceptional group of horses bred by Renee Cudd, proving once again that when intentional breeding meets dedicated fitting, the result is top dollar at the auction block. Our group of nine consignments saw strong demand across the board, achieving a phenomenal overall average of $36,055.
At Solo Select, we continue to pave the way for the future of online performance horse sales by blending next-level marketing and a customer-centric experience with elite catalogs featuring over $2 million in producing bloodlines and top-tier names on both sides of the pedigree. Our recent May Mixed Sale proved to be a milestone event, shattering the $1,27 million mark in gross sales.
The final full sibling to cutting industry standout Blackish headlines the Solo Select May Mixed Sale, which closes May 31 and carries one of the deepest pedigree-driven catalogs the sale has offered.
The Solo Select Cutting Incentive rewards breeders, owners, and competitors with major added money opportunities tied to stallion eligibility and breeding contracts.
The $87,505 earned by Select Genes offspring at the Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Event was another big statement on the value of maternal genetics in today’s competitive rope horse industry—and that kind of mare power is accessible to every breeder.
Metallic Cattack already had a devout fan club and a plethora of repeat breeders, but after siring the Gold Buckle Superhorse, five championships, 8 rounds wins and $148,373 over the weekend—it just got a whole lot harder for the rest of the world to look away.
Solo Select’s influence in the performance horse industry continues to grow across borders. In May 2026, the brand will take center stage internationally as the official sponsor of the 2026 4CYTE NCHA Open Futurity, held May 24 through June 7, 2026 at the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC) in Tamworth, New South Wales.
Select Genes gives you access to the best maternal genetics on the market in a way that hasn't existed before: a roster of elite broodmares available the same way you'd book a stallion. The mare power in this lineup has drawn serious breeders who are pairing these maternal genetics with some of the top cutting sires in the business. These are a few of those crosses from the 2026 breeding season.
The American Quarter Horse Association community, the removal of the two-year rule wasn’t just a policy update, it was the return of opportunity.